searching up how to get a cellular connection on a laptop and when most of the answers are "lmao just use usb tether" i have to pay extra for that
i want to use the modem in the fuckin laptop.
oh, its 3g and i need to tear firmware out of a windows driver that might as well be gone
what was i expecting
if anyone knows how to get a Gobi 2000 qualcomm cellular modem working on the HP Mini 110 3000 in linux, please interrupt me immediately otherwise Im going to make it a frisbe
damn thing legit wont appear in lsusb or lspci
neither is the webcam, oddly enough.
the only reason i want a modem is because itd be funny vecause who the fuck uses those in normal machines these days
youd think id be able to use the webcam but I have yet to figure it out
see they should have people like me on linux testing teams because I'm a fucking walking edge case
i have like three of these
wait what if the one thats installed is dead
i never tried swapping cards
hold up
nope im not allowed the bios throws a fit if it detects a different card
what the hell else was i expecting
"105 Unauthorized Mobile Broadband Card Installed. Remove Device And Reboot"
i mean at least I have something in the error log now that isnt "CMOS Battery Dead or Dying"
yeah nah im just going to uninstall the modem and tape over the antennae leads so they dont bounce around and short anything out.